LOYALTY OATH

[T.Ruth2power]

A loyalty oath is an oath of loyalty to an organization, institution, or state of which an individual is a member.

In this context, a loyalty oath is not a pledge or oath of allegiance. It is an affirmation by which a person signs a legally binding document or warrant.

Usually, a loyalty oath to an organization or to a nation state is created during a time of social tension when people wish to guard against behavior like advocating fundamental change in the organization, advocating violent overthrow of the nation state, or spreading dissent within the organization.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_oath



Truman Loyalty Oath, 1947


Code of Federal Regulations, Title 3 -- The President 1943-1948 Compilation or 3 CFR, 1943-1948 Comp

PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF AN EMPLOYEES LOYALTY PROGRAM
IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT

Whereas each employee of the Government of the United States is endowed with a measure of trusteeship over the democratic processes which are the heart and sinew of the United States; and

Whereas it is of vital importance that persons employed in the Federal service be of complete and unswerving loyalty to the United States; and

Whereas, although the loyalty of by far the overwhelming majority of all Government employees is beyond question, the presence within the Government service of any disloyal or subversive person constitutes a threat to our democratic processes; and....

http://coursesa.matrix.msu.edu/~hst203/documents/loyal.html

[Redstone]

1. Your point being...what?

Redstone

[T.Ruth2power]

2. Never take one

No matter in what form it appears.

They're everywhere these days.

[Breeze54]

3. You should post this in GD-P... just sayin'

:hi:

[Bonobo]

4. Thank god there are still patriots like you who defend our freedom by posting in a discussion board

You're my hero!

[jefferson_dem]

5. Purity Uber Alles!

Loyalty oaths suck.

It's much better to demand political figures demonstrate absolute allegiance to my personal set of policy positions...or they just might suck as bad as loyalty oaths.

[hendo]

6. I agree

but where did this come from? Who wants you take a loyalty oath?

[EbenezerMcIntosh]

7. I pledge allegiance to MY FUCKING FELLOW AMERICANS!

:toast:

[hwmnbn]

8. I only pledge allegiance....

to my conscience.

End of story.

[MiniMe]

9. If it is to defend the constitution of the United States thats one thing

If it is loyalty to *, its quite a different matter IMHO.

An oath to defend the Constitution of the US is even part of the President's oath of office.